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Thus did pious Abrah’m pray
For his beloved son:
Let parents in the present day
His language make their own.
Tho’ they with God in cov'nant be
And have their heaven in view
They are unhappy till they see
Their children happy too.
Their hearts with inward anguish
When all attempts prove vain;
And they pursue those paths that lead
To everlasting pain.
They warn, indulge, correct, beseech,
While tears in torrents flow;
And ’tis beyond the pow’r of speech
To tell the griefs they know.
Till they can see victorious grace
Their children’s souls possess,
The sparkling wit, the smiling face,
But adds to their distress.
See the fond father clasp his child;
Hark how his bowels move:
“Shalt thou, my offspring, be exil’d
From God my Father’s love?”
“Shall cruel spirits drag thee down
To darkness and despair;
Beneath th’ Almighty’s angry frown,
To dwell for ever there?”
“Kind heaven, the dreadful scene forbid!
Look down, dear Lord, and bless;
I’ll wrestle hard, as Jacob did—
May I obtain success!”
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Bible Refs:
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Gen 17:18;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1815 | # 465 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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ST. BERNARD
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Meter:
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8 6 8 6 (C.M.)
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Dates:
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1741
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 253 | D | | # 173 | D | | # 295 | D | | # 134 | D | | # 112 | D | | # 535 | E | | # 408 | Eb | | # 949 | Eb | | # 146 | Eb | | # 173 | Eb | | # 316 | Eb | | # 183 | Eb |
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